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Hennessy Industries, Inc. Launched a New Line of Auto Lifts Under The Baseline

Sep 18, 2013

Hennessy Industries, Inc. has launched a new line of auto lifts under the BaseLine by Coats brand. Similar to BaseLine by Coats tire changers and wheel balancers, the new line of lifts is designed specifically for shops that want quality ...

Tags: Auto Parts, Auto Lifts

Econo-Pak Plans to Set up a New Facility in Pennsylvania

Sep 18, 2013

Packaging company Econo-Pak plans to set up a new facility in Pennsylvania, for which it will acquire the former Altec Lansing building in Milford. The company plans to move to the building in November, where it will handle packaging of ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

Taigang Stainless Announced to Remain Its Export Prices for Stainless Coils Unchanged

Sep 18, 2013

Taigang Stainless, the largest stainless steel producer in China announced to remain its export prices for austenitic stainless coils unchanged for November deliveries. After the announcement, its export prices for 304 grade hot rolled ...

Tags: Construction, Decoration

A Lot More Freight Has Been Available on The Spot Market Over The Past Week

Sep 18, 2013

A lot more freight has been available on the spot market over the past week, but it has also pushed rates down. New figures released from DAT show total spot market freight needing to be moved increased 22% September 8-14, compared to the ...

Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts

Russia's Rolled Steel Product Output Totaled 38.6 Million Tons

Sep 18, 2013

Russia's rolled steel product output totaled 38.6 million tons in the first eight months of this year, down by 2.5% year on year, according to data released by the State Statistics Committee of Russia (Russtat). In the given period of time, ...

Tags: Roll Steel, steel, Construction

FAW-GM Holds a Rolling-out Ceremony for High-Level Light Truck Jiefang F330 in Beijing.

Sep 18, 2013

FAW-GM holds a rolling-out ceremony for high-level light truck Jiefang F330 in Beijing. Vice president of FAW-GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle Jiang Jun says F330 Subao is a high-level light truck jointly created by FAW and GM by ...

Tags: Transportation, truck

U.K. Stormy Weather Brand Sealskinz Now Has Its Own U.S. Subsidiary

Sep 18, 2013

U.K. stormy weather brand SealSkinz now has its own U.S. subsidiary and is unveiling its full line to American retailers at Interbike this week. The Thin Angle Length Sock is 100 percent waterproof and breathable. It has elastic around the ...

Tags: Sock, Apparel, Accessories

Brazil Needs Its Own Global Technology Companies

Sep 18, 2013

Brazil needs its own global technology companies if it is to capitalise on its market growth, says Antonio Gil, president of Brasscom, Brazil's technology industry trade body. Brasscom represents 45 companies in Brazil's IT industry and ...

Tags: Computer Products

China's Ministry of Commerce Will Impose Provisional Anti-subsidy Duties

Sep 18, 2013

China's Ministry of Commerce said on Monday that it will impose provisional anti-subsidy duties on some US exports of solar-grade polysilicon, a major material for making solar cells. The ministry said a preliminary investigation found ...

Tags: Polysilicon, Chemicals

Posturecraft Mattress Will Move Its Business to This Lee County Town Just South of Tupelo

Sep 18, 2013

An Alabama bedding producer whose factory was destroyed by fire in April has decided to move its business to this Lee County town just south of Tupelo. Mississippi state officials said Posturecraft Mattress Co. will invest about $1.75 ...

Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use

The 2013 ITMF Annual Conference Opened on September 8 in Bregenz, Austria.

Sep 18, 2013

The 2013 ITMF Annual Conference opened on September 8 in Bregenz, Austria. The overall theme is "Rebalancing the Power between Manufacturing and Retail." After the first day of the conference, it was quite astonishing to see how much the ...

Tags: Textile, ITMF

Shaw Will Invest $85 Million to Build a Modular Carpet Tile Manufacturing Facility

Sep 18, 2013

Shaw Industries Group Inc., Dalton, Ga., will invest $85 million to build a modular carpet tile manufacturing facility in Adairsville, Ga., and add 500 jobs. Construction on the 600,000- to 700,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to ...

Tags: Textile

Farmers and Falcons Make Cooperation with Crop Protection

Sep 18, 2013

Wild hogs take the headlines when it comes to crop destruction, but for many farmers, birds should get top billing. Bird damage across the United States costs growers hundreds of millions in annual profit — an approximate $50-million ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

Samsung Will Build up a Package and Test Plant in Xi'an City

Sep 17, 2013

Samsung will build up a package and test plant in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, northwest China with USD 500 million to expand business scale in the nation. Last year, the company spent USD 7 billion in building up a chip plant in the ...

Tags: Samsung, Electronics

EPI Will Sell Licences for The Australian-Developed PIQET LCA Tool

Sep 17, 2013

Environmental consultancy Environmental Packaging International (EPI) will sell licences for the Australian-developed PIQET life cycle assessment (LCA) tool for packaging in North America under a channel partnership with Australia's ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing